gibbet
- IPA[ˈdʒɪbɪt]
英式
- a gallows.；an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were left hanging as a warning or deterrent to others.
- hang up (a body) on a gibbet.；execute (someone) by hanging.
verb: gibbet, 3rd person present: gibbets, gerund or present participle: gibbeting, past tense: gibbeted, past participle: gibbeted
noun: gibbet, plural noun: gibbets
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a gallows.
- ▪ an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were left hanging as a warning or deterrent to others.
- ▪ execution by hanging the four ringleaders were sentenced to the gibbet
動詞
- 1. hang up (a body) on a gibbet.
- ▪ execute (someone) by hanging.
- ▪ subject to ridicule and derision poor Melbourne is gibbeted in
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